The depicted Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IC belonged in the order of RAF 236th Coastal Command Squadron, and in a way it booked itself into flying legends. The crew composed of F/Lt.A.K.Gatward and Sgt.Fern flew up in this machine on 12th of June 1942 to fly over occupied Paris in full daylight and dropped French national flags at Victory Arch. Then, according to some declarations, it swept off Nazi flag from the roof of German Navy Command building, some other sources ascribed to the crew also bombardment of Gestapo building using airborne cannon...Gatword Alfred Kitchener "Ken"Fern George

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